According to the Manchester Evening News.
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The team has seen eight players return to the team in recent days, while Rodney, Foden and four others are expected to
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It won't return until around the Cup.
Manchester City have faltered in the Community Shield for the third consecutive time, and they will battle Manchester United for the Community Shield title before the new season kicks off. However, with most of the players having just returned from vacation after participating in the Europa League, City's players may be far from their best.
Guardiola's selections of James McCarty and Nico O'Reilly have impressed the team over the past two weeks during the pre-season tour of the United States. This week, City will welcome back seven players from the Europa League as well as new signing Savinho.
De Bruyne, Doku, Ruben Diaz, Bernardo Silva and Mathews Nunes all returned to Manchester on Friday for pre-season tests, with Ake and Akanji also back in the squad this Monday.
That means only five members of City's first-team squad, including Rodney, are absent before they travel to London for the Community Shield this weekend. However, Guardiola has previously told Rodri, Foden, Walker and Stones that they can stay away until they want to return, with the players who played in the Europa League final returning around the time of the Community Shield.
Alvarez, who returned even later due to his loss at the Olympics with Argentina, is still unknown if he will stay at City for the new season with Atletico chasing him.
